How Living Systems Theory Can Make Buildings Healthier and Livelier
As global awareness of health and wellness grows, the way we adapt our construction and occupancy of buildings can support societal evolution, positively impacting the planet and enhancing the...
Combating the Urban Heat Island Effect with Smarter Urban Infrastructure
In January this year, YunJae Ock and Vivek Shandas reported that nearly 73 percent of U.S. cities are losing their foliage—and paying the price for it in significantly increased temperatures that...
Skyline Scaffold
Scaffolding plays an essential role in the construction industry and can make the difference between life and death for the workers who rely upon it. Skyline Scaffold Ltd. of Delta, British...
ACDF Architecture
For ACDF Architecture, growth is not defined by scale alone; it is measured through precision and the ability to deliver architecture that responds intelligently to both constraints and opportunity....
Cushing Terrell
Cushing Terrell is a multi-disciplinary design firm with 17 offices across the United States that unite to bring deep understanding and visionary perspective to the projects and the relationships it...
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Since its founding in 1907, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has served as the national voice for architecture. Over more than a century, that mandate has evolved alongside the...
Chamberlain Group of Companies
The Canadian hospitality market is shifting, and with more Canadians travelling locally, hospitality leaders are turning to Chamberlain Group of Companies for a more strategic and integrated...
KDR Homes
If anyone seemed destined to become a homebuilder, it was Diego Vassallo. Beginning his career as a journeyman carpenter, Vassallo combined hands-on experience with formal education, working in the...
Outcape Building Envelope Solutions
For more than half a century, Atlantic Roofers has been a cornerstone of the construction landscape across Atlantic Canada. What began as a small, locally rooted roofing company has evolved into one...
Enercept
Contrary to common construction beliefs, it doesn’t have to be difficult, expensive, or time-consuming to build high-quality, energy-efficient structures. In fact, Enercept’s custom structural...
Balanced Environments, LLC
Offering a full range of landscaping services from five branch locations across northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana, Balanced Environments, LLC is one of the region’s...
Building for Modern Industry
Not all buildings are created equal, and neither are the construction companies behind them. Firms responsible for single-family homes, retail stores, restaurants, garages, and other smaller...
The Modern Basement
Extra people coming over for dinner? Better head downstairs to the storage room to grab those extra chairs and maybe that bottle of wine from the rack in the corner. In fact, beyond storage and...
Precise Custom Homes
For many construction companies, the path from small renovation jobs to custom home building is gradual. For Precise Custom Homes (“Precise”), a Hamilton-based custom home builder, that path began...
Norse Log Homes
Once associated with the simple hand-hewn efforts of pioneers—and now often assumed to be beyond the average client’s price range—today’s log homes represent timeless, handcrafted beauty. Thanks to...
CD Specialty Contractors
In an industry where complexity is the norm and margins for error are razor-thin, CD Specialty Contractors is steadily establishing itself as a trusted partner for some of the most demanding...
RK Electric
RK Electric began 41 years ago as a small electrical company specializing in light industrial and technology work around California’s Silicon Valley region in the mid-1980s. The company initially...
MCR Oil Tools
Looking back on his career, Michael Robertson reflects on the challenges that led to his success in the oil and gas sector. Chief Executive Officer of Arlington, Texas-based MCR Oil Tools,...
River Supply Inc.
Since its founding in 2013, River Supply Inc. has steadily carved out a niche within the architectural construction sector, specializing in high-performance exterior façade systems. Under the...
Lumber, the Original Green Building Solution
Long before the push for green construction was formalized, green construction principles and materials played a significant role. Lumber, for example, has historically been prized by construction...
Building a Construction Family Legacy
Building a construction company is one thing, but establishing a family legacy that spans generations needs more than wishful thinking. It’s about maintaining a reputation for quality,...
Starnet Commercial Flooring Partnership
With regulatory complexity and corporate red tape demanding increasing amounts of time and effort to navigate, flooring experts and industry suppliers across North America have identified the power...
Park View Homes
As an ENERGY STAR® builder, Park View Homes creates houses that are not only beautifully designed, highly functional, and crafted for everyday living, but are also engineered to be comfortable...
Ridgeview Homes
Ridgeview Homes of Kitchener, Ontario has built a reputation for delivering thoughtfully designed homes and an exceptional homeowner experience. As a builder serving the Tri-City region, the company...
Quantum Passivhaus
Founded on the belief that the building of a sustainable dwelling should be quick, inexpensive, and accessible to all, Quantum Passivhaus produces certified Passive House panels that reduce energy...
Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA)
Construction in Focus recently sat down with Kevin Lee, long-time Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), to talk about Canada’s housing crunch, what’s stopping...
Bercum Builders
Creating high-quality homes with skill and integrity has been the bedrock of Bercum Builders’ successful 40-year business. Founded in 1983 in British Columbia’s beautiful Okanagan Valley, this...
Extreme Kitchens and Extreme Homes
In construction, progress is often measured in production capacity and project timelines. But for Stephane Verdon, President of Extreme Homes and CEO of Extreme Kitchens, progress is just as deeply...
Stratton Homes
When Kyle Newman talks about building homes, he rarely starts with square footage or finishes. Instead, he talks about legacy and time—about responsibility to families, communities, and the land...
Norseman Construction
For more than two decades, Kristofer Potts has approached construction with a mindset that blends hands-on experience with technological curiosity. As the CEO of Norseman Construction, Potts has...
Menard Canada
Known today as part of the western arm of a larger global construction company, Menard Canada is truly homegrown. The business behind Menard Canada, originally known as Geopac, was founded in 1971...
Sherriff Goslin Roofing
Sherriff Goslin Roofing marked its 120th anniversary this year, a tremendous milestone for the Battle Creek, Michigan-based firm that prides itself on craftsmanship, integrity, and family values....
Stasi Brothers
When it comes to asphalt and paving contractors, it is not uncommon to discover that companies often develop their business strategy only to leave it in cut-and-paste mode for much of their time in...
Bloomsdale Excavating
When Marvin Drury founded Bloomsdale Excavating 80 years ago, he created a legacy that endures to this day. Returning home after the Second World War, the young Marvin was eager to launch his own...
CPS Wood Products
Regarded as a pioneer and a green leader in providing wooden pallets and crates for a variety of shipping needs, CPS Wood Products serves both Canada and the United States, producing high-quality...
RawMaxx
RawMaxx Trailers, based in Las Cruces, New Mexico and Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, manufactures top-of-the-line steel-built trailers and ancillary products. The company’s dump, gooseneck, utility,...
CSM Group
Like most successful organizations, Michigan-based project management specialist CSM Group has shown it can evolve and adapt to the largest of economic ebbs and flows, while remaining competitive in...
Cornerstone Timberframes
With more than 30 years of expertise in well crafted and beautiful timber frame landscape structures, homes, cottages, and commercial buildings, Cornerstone Timberframes, a second-generation...
Shannon Construction
Evolving from a small interior home contracting business established by a Swedish immigrant in 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Shannon Construction has grown into a leading construction management...
Blueline Contracting
Perched on a steep Whistler cliffside, an A-frame home juts dramatically into open air, suspended by an intricate feat of engineering that allows residents to stand on the deck and gaze more than...
Dow Smith Company
Many construction firms complete projects on time and on budget, but sometimes, they overlook one of the most important aspects of the business: communication. Dow Smith Company, Inc. is known for...
The Rising Role of Landscape Architecture in Construction
As the construction industry evolves in the 21st century, it is increasingly clear that the traditional notion of “landscaping” has transformed into something far broader and more impactful....
Paving Whipping: A Growing Trend?
In 1970, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell released Big Yellow Taxi. The song’s sentiments reflected the North American construction craze of the era: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot…...
Northumberland Properties
The towns of Amherst and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia have been home to local Real Estate Development company Northumberland Properties for over 15 years now. Since we previously highlighted the firm in...
Archadeck of Nova Scotia and CASE Design/Remodeling Halifax
A house becomes a home when it reflects the character and facilitates the lifestyles of those who reside there. Making your home feel like you is in fact the motivating force behind so many...
Riko Passive Homes
In Atlantic Canada, where long winters, increasing cooling demands, and rising energy costs place constant pressure on homeowners and developers alike, construction performance is no longer a niche...
Kindred Homes
The team at Kindred Homes understands the importance and magnitude of purchasing a home, and they also understand the meaning of family. Regarded as a leader in the Texas homebuilding industry,...
ARCO Design/Build
In the construction industry, experience counts, and few companies realize this more than ARCO Design/Build. Building its reputation over three decades, ARCO is known today as America’s leading...
Troyer Post Buildings
Guided by business smarts, a strong work ethic, and a deep commitment to faith and family, Troyer Post Buildings has experienced explosive growth over the past year. Based in Monterey, Tennessee,...
Confederation Centre of the Arts
The Confederation Centre of the Arts has been a cultural and artistic hub for both the province of Prince Edward Island and Canada at large, for more than 60 years. Such a considerable lifespan...
LIVIO Building Systems
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, the race to build the infrastructure that supports it has brought about one of the construction industry’s most urgent challenges. Data...
Great Northern Cabinetry
Turning ordinary houses into extraordinary homes, all while employing safety, superior quality, timely delivery, and individualized customer service, is at the heart of every project by Great...
Urban Renewal through Regenerative Design and Construction
A little over a decade ago, biophilic design philosophy was virtually unknown. As the concept had reluctantly been seeping into mainstream design via the work of proponents like Frank Lloyd Wright,...
Attracting the Tech Generation
There is a new term out that has many employers troubled: the silver tsunami. That is code for a rapidly aging workforce where a large number of people are closer to retirement than they are to...
View Homes
For more than three decades, View Homes has been crafting homes that do more than just shelter families—they shape lifestyles and communities. What began in 1990 with a small regional operation...
Steelwrist
When Steelwrist entered the North American market in 2017, tiltrotators were still considered niche equipment. Contractors were curious but often unsure whether the technology justified the...
John W. McDougall Co., Inc.
Supplying award-winning metal façades that enhance some of the country’s most prestigious structures—think Spaceship Earth, familiarly known as the Epcot Ball, at Disney World in Florida—John W....
RagnarTech
The name and work of Anders Ragnarsson precede him in the wood processing and recycling sectors, as his legacy and impact spans decades, companies, and a constantly innovative approach to equipment...
Cimline Pavement Maintenance Group
Since we last spoke to Cimline Pavement Maintenance Group for Construction in Focus in 2022, Director of Sales Ben Thielbar says that the paving materials company has experienced its fair share of...
Steel Systems Installation
It is easy to forget how much our world relies on the quality of aggregates used in concrete and other applications. To ensure they supply end users with only the finest-quality stone, sand, and...